Cameroon fell behind to Amine Chermiti’s superb diving header after just 50 seconds before Eto’o neatly diverted the ball in from six yards for an equaliser.

Aurelien Chedjou’s own-goal put Tunisia back in front, but they were denied a place in the last eight when Landry Nguemo blasted in from the edge of the box.

Cameroon were joined in the quarter-finals from Group D by Zambia, who went from the bottom of the table to the top with a 2-1 win over Gabon. The result left Gabon tied with Cameroon and Zambia on four points, but they missed out due to the fact they scored fewer goals than their rivals.